Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-08-27

erary attainments, a fluent speaker
and splendid vocalist and organist
He will fill his pulpit in Blackfoot on
the evening Of End Sunday in Sep
tember Rev, Hugh Duncan goes e
Meadow Creek circuit and Rev. Mr.
Clampit TO Walkeryille, Montana.
The Salvation Army has invaded
Ogden and with their base drums
tambourines, etc, draw crowds OF
boys and girls equal to Barnum's
Greatest Show on Earth. Their ex.
hibitions are yesy much after the style
OF down south negro camp-meeting.
At the school meeting held Saturday
evening subject 10 the directors il was
decided TO rent an additional school
room for the fall and winter months.
and in the spring consider the adyisa-
bility of erecting a $4,000 building.
The directors in conformity with the
wishes of the meeting have rented the
Pavilion, owned by Mr.. Houtz, who
promises TO put ii in order by the
opening of the session Sept. 9TH.
Mrs c. r. Wheeler, of our town
has become heir 10 n handsome little
fortune, rumor says $40, 900, from the
estate of eX-Yice President Wheeler
Of New York who died recently at
Malone, that state. Mrs. Wheelers
father was cousin TO the vice president
and inherited share OF his estate
and now her father is dead and she
and surviving sister heir the fortune.
The NEWS congratulates Mr. and Mrs.
G. II. Wheeler on their good fortune
and wishes them long years TO enjoy
il
In the cases OF w. n Thomas and
Stoddard d Son OF Beaver Canon, ar
rested by Deputy Marshal Hopson for
the unlawful cutting of timber on
government lands Attorneys Morgan
and Crawford appeared for the de
PENDANTS and Fremont Woods Of Boise
the plaintiff after patient hearing
OF all the testimony and arguments
Com. Bixby dismissed the Thomas
case thereby acquitting the accused
Of all criminal intent in the premises.
and continued the case Of Stoddard &
Son TO September 10th.
Fewer Indians were present at the
agency at last Saturdays issue than
were ever known before. Many OF
them were in the hay meadows, and
when an Indian grows SO earnest in
his work as TO fail 10 he ON hand
when -four is ISSUED, Uucle Sam NAV
wave his handanna and shout the
shout Of JOY for the dawn Of civiliza-
tion breaking over the rude encamp
ment Of wickeyriIis just imagine an
Indian saying Me heap like m work,
works vino, me no stop IN to catch
IN cat, and prophesy what's coming
IL you can
George Bennett, express messenger,
between Green River and Huntington,
was arrested at poca;cllo last Satur.
day charged with the theft Of $4,000
from the company as mentioned in
these columns last week. In the pre-
liminary examination he was bound
over 70 appear before the next grand
jury and failing TO give bail was
brought up and placed in Jail There
is q vague rumor that the accused is
to tell what he knows about
It. and in so doing, IL done at all, will
will implicate others 1t is said, up.
on good authority, that over $4,000
Of money have been recovered.
The Goddess Of Justice has been
aroused from her revcrics this week
by an unusual amount Of court bust.
ness in her temple Commissioner
Bixby has had an important United
States case ON hand and Judge Shoe.
maker knotty one between a citizen
Of Pocatcllo aud one Of the resident
cclcstials in that bustling town, while
the county commissioners as an equal.
ization board, have been examining
the assessors book for the county's
good. Two prisoners have also been
brought in, but sadly for the taxpay-
crs this latter item is growing too
common to be an item Of news. There
is such thing rs being over jealous
in good works. and II reports be true,
some Of our Justices are "leetle"
over Jealous. Ten prisoners are now
awaiting the action of the grand Jury
and we understand the district attor. |
ney is positively certain that bills can
not be found against some OF them,
and still the county is az the expense
Of keeping them until court convenes
in October The taxpayers have
just cause of complaint at this. state
Of affairs and still there is no remedy |
unless the committing justices will
put in their check reins.
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